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Manga (& Anime)

This guide highlights manga and anime in the E. Allen Gordon Library collection.

Manga & Related Books

Negima! Magister Negi Magi, written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu, is a shonen, fantasy romantic comedy. It tells the story of Negi Springfield, a young man who's given an unusual assignment after graduating from his magic academy: teaching English at an all-girls school in Japan. With his status as a mage on the line, can he reel in his rowdiest students?

We currently have Volumes 1-19 of this manga (38 total).

Negima! Magister Negi Magi may star the titular mage, Negi Springfield, but the story's focus is largely on the various girls that make up his class. If you're curious about some of the challenges that girls can face in the educational system, this book by Shauna Pomerantz and Rebecca Raby examines the subject from the perspective of gender studies.

Negima! Magister Negi Magi is a story about a young mage in training, trying to live up to his legendary father. In this ebook, Richard Smoley explains the history and lore behind a wide variety of magic traditions, from astrology and the tarot, to witchcraft and reincarnation, all in an easy-to-understand guide.

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Anime & Related Videos

Negima!'s opening theme, "HappyMaterial", was performed by various combinations of voice actors who played girls in Negi's class. Its visuals (for the "Early Summer Ver.") depict his class having fun at the beach. They also depict the growing bonds that Negi forms with his students, with these relationships having magical consequences.

ENGLISH LYRICS AVAILABLE ON ANIMESONGLYRICS.COM

Negima!?'s first opening theme, "1000%SPARKING!", was performed by various combinations of voice actors who played girls in Negi's class. Its visuals (for the "Main Version") depict the Negi and his class' adventures in an abstract sense, with piles of desks resembling towers, mountainsides, and even a prison.

ENGLISH LYRICS AVAILABLE ON ANIMESONGLYRICS.COM

Websites & Articles

TvTropes is a wiki dedicated to cataloging "tropes" (or "reoccurring story elements") as they appear in various forms of media. It allows users to read summaries of each trope, compare and contrast them with similar tropes, and even seen which tropes the community has identify within specific works or franchises.

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Negima! Magister Negi Magi is a pretty raunchy series, featuring a lot of partial nudity and suggestive humor. One parent, however, felt that it took things way too far. In this newspaper article from the Townsville Bulletin, the writer shares the reasons why it got banned from their local library. Was this response justified? Or was it a case of ban-happy parenting?

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